Relationship to Bargaining Clause Samples
The 'Relationship to Bargaining' clause defines how the terms of the agreement interact with the parties' rights and obligations to engage in collective bargaining. Typically, this clause clarifies whether the agreement supersedes, supplements, or is subject to ongoing or future bargaining processes, and may specify which issues are reserved for negotiation between the parties. Its core function is to prevent conflicts or ambiguities between the contract and collective bargaining rights, ensuring that both parties understand how the agreement fits within the broader context of labor relations.
Relationship to Bargaining. If bargaining between the District and the Association has not been completed, said contracts may be issued based upon the previous year's salary schedule, with increments, if applicable, added, and accompanied by the RIDER attached hereto and cited as Appendix E. Upon mutual agreement, contracts may not be issued until the conclusion of bargaining.
Relationship to Bargaining. One (1) of these copies shall be placed in the teacher's personnel file and the second copy shall be returned to the teacher. Copies of the signed contract shall be returned to the District office within fifteen (15) days of receipt (presumed to occur within three days of mailing) by the employee, following which the District may consider the employment offer of renewal null and void, except where demonstrable unusual exigencies make timely return impossible.